33-board blindfold simul at US Championship

4/30/2013 – The 2013 U.S. Championships is scheduled to be held from May 2 to 13 in the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. Today, to kick things off, Uzbek GM Timur Gareev will be conducting a 33-board blindfold simultaneous exhibition – preparation for a world record attempt on 64 boards, to be held on December 21 on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. Press release.

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GM Timur Gareev to conduct 33-board blindfold simul

SAINT LOUIS, April 29, 2013 -- On Tuesday, April 30, Grandmaster Timur
Gareev will conduct a 33-board blindfolded simultaneous exhibition at the
Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL). The event will
help kick off the 2013 U.S. Championships, scheduled to be held in Saint
Louis May 2 through May 13. GM Gareev will meet and greet simul participants
at 8 a.m. CT, and the simul will begin at 9 a.m. He is working toward setting
a new blindfold simul world record of 64 boards before the end of 2013.
The date for the record-breaking simul is tentatively set for December 21
on the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

CCSCSL Executive Director Tony Rich said the blindfold simul presents a
perfect exhibition to demonstrate how chess can positively impact students.
“This remarkable demonstration of concentration and memory will help
drive home the many and varied scholastic benefits chess has to offer,”
Rich said.

After switching federations from Uzbekistan to the U.S., GM Gareev will
be competing in his first-ever U.S. Championship. He enters the tournament
as the No. 2 rated player in the field, second only to GM Gata Kamsky.

The 2013 U.S. Championship and 2013 U.S. Women’s Championship will
be held simultaneously May 2 through May 13. This marks the fifth consecutive
year that each of these prestigious events will be held in Saint Louis.
The opening ceremony takes place on May 2, and the first round for both
events will kick off at 1 p.m. CT on May 3.

Also, fans of the U.S. Chess Championships can participate in Fantasy Chess
for free by visiting the Fantasy
Chess site. The grand prize is round-trip airfare for two from anywhere
in the continental U.S., two nights hotel, a private dinner with GM Yasser
Seirawan and two private lessons with Seirawan as well. Select your favorite
players, build your team and follow the live play-by-play coverage of each
round on the event website.

For the first time in the five years the CCSCSL has hosted the event, organizers
are bringing in three commentators to provide even more extensive live coverage
of the games and more in-depth player interviews and post-game analysis.
GM Yasser Seirawan, GM Maurice Ashley and WGM Jennifer Shahade will provide
live play-by-play coverage. For more information about the U.S. Championships
or to watch live coverage of the event, visit www.uschesschamps.com.

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1/8/2018 – The seventh round of Eka by IIFLIM International Chess tournament 2017-18 saw a very interesting event: an exciting blindfold simul starring GM Timur Gareyev! The Blindfold King was challenged by 12 young chess players, some of whom gave a very tough fight. Avathanshu Bhat, who was also in the simul, reported on the event. Timur not only played the simul scoring 10½ / 12 (with 3 draws), he also won his classical game against a 2300+ opponent and then came to the commentary studio to explain his win in a 25 minute masterclass! At the end of the day all we can think is, where does the man get all this energy from?! | Photo: Amruta Mokal

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